Ian Mulvany, Head of Technology here at eLife, recently spoke with Jeffrey Perkel at Nature to discuss Hypothes.is, a new open platform that allows users to annotate pages or PDF files on the web. The full article can be viewed here:
https://via.hypothes.is/http:/www.nature.com/news/annotating-the-scholarly-web-1.18900
In the article, Perkel discusses the mission behind the organisation Hypothes.is, how the new software works, and the partnerships it has already established with various technology firms, scholarly websites, and publishers.
eLife is mentioned for having tested the feasibility of using Hypothes.is in place of our peer-review commenting system. Mulvany explains that, at a minimum, the software allows for more targeted commentary – equivalent to posting comments in the main body of articles.
While Hypothes.is aims to promote discussion on the web, it has also been noted that researchers might be reluctant to annotate work in this way. Read the full piece to find out more.
